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Erschienen in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India 1/2020

10.07.2019 | Short Commentary

Enterobius vermicularis Infection of the Uterine Endometrium in an Infertile Female

verfasst von: Hema Rajesh, Balu Kuppusamy, Chaitra Venkataswamy, Nidhya Ganesan

Erschienen in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India | Ausgabe 1/2020

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Enterobius vermicularis is the most common human helminth infecting the intestine. Due to its low pathogenicity, infection is usually asymptomatic. Extraintestinal infections of E. vermicularis are extremely rare. The commonest extraintestinal site of infection is the female genital tract [1]. The male worm dies in the bowel during copulation, and the gravid female worm can migrate from the perianal region to the vagina and can ascend and reach peritoneum through the uterine cavity and fallopian tube. Various reports are available in the literature of the worm in the vagina, myometrium, endometrium, fallopian tube, ovary and pelvic peritoneum as well as an interesting incident of invasion of a human embryo [24]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Enterobius vermicularis Infection of the Uterine Endometrium in an Infertile Female
verfasst von
Hema Rajesh
Balu Kuppusamy
Chaitra Venkataswamy
Nidhya Ganesan
Publikationsdatum
10.07.2019
Verlag
Springer India
Erschienen in
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India / Ausgabe 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0971-9202
Elektronische ISSN: 0975-6434
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-019-01252-0

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